Thursday, April 02, 2009

It seems practically absurd for Seniors to think about retirement as the next phase in their long and eventful lives.

But! it does become has become a reality. As the seniors generation moves into their mid fifties and sixties, that specter of retirement comes ever closer.

So it`s practical to sit back and review our futures and what that means to each of us.

For many, the traditional focus toward retirement has been one of expectations.

The idea of laying down your fears and bringing your work life to a end is something to look eagerly forward to.

The idea of a life of sleeping late, travel as much as and as oftenyou wish, taking up golf or some other hobbies and living a life of pleasure is an ideal situation in our minds.

But the reality of approaching retirement can also be a source of worry and fear.

If the senior who approaches that that time is not financially able and there affairs and concerns of their work lives are not ready to be put aside,

the idea of having to retire due to age seems to be a hard and an unpleasant task.

In both of these visions of a early retirement, we are probably thinking under as much myth as we are ready for as to what it will be like to retire. But one thing seniors are good at is abandoning myths and defying conventional ideas and defining each era of their lives on their own terms.

We can expect the same as seniors move on to retirement.

there's is a generation that did not have the advantage of employers who were faithful to employees and kept the same employers from college through their retirement party and from whom they could expect a hefty retirement package.

But seniors today are not the kind of generation that lets things get past them.

Using such excellent organizations as AARP, there are many options seniors can tap into to create a better financial future despite the lack of entry by past employers.